DIYer picks a “little insane”-looking setup for less tracking, more control.

  • randompasta@lemmy.today
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    4 months ago

    I’d love to see Linux folks figure out easy ways for consumers to replace the on board OS’s for any TV out there. Can that be done?

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      4 months ago

      Buddy, we can’t even get phones fully working. Though apparently and Amazon echo can boot linux.

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      4 months ago

      The issue usually is proprietary streaming services, not a lot of interest from them on Linux/etc support and the unofficial options are usually kind of janky. That does make total sense but also kills it’s chances of getting wide support / adoption which limits the growth of the projects.

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      4 months ago

      It usually uses strong cryptographic verification with very specific proprietary firmware.

      In short very hard. It is easier to get a separate device